Dr. Diane L. Peters

Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. Research areas: autonomous vehicles, education of returning graduate students

[Dr. Diane L. Peters @ProfessorDiane]

Cool - @KetteringU is featured in Inside Higher Education! https://t.co/Gnt1FYR6TD

[NCEES @NCEES]

Calling all licensed industrial and systems #engineers: shape the future of your profession by participating in an online survey for the PE Industrial and Systems exam. The survey will be open until June 12, 2026. https://t.co/NyfPV7mQkP

#engineering #EWeek2026 #EngineersWeek

[Sampson the Service Dog @sampson_dog]

For everyone who wants to join us for the NIH Listening session here is the link to sign up! Mom will be presenting an oral comment on the importance of service dog inclusion to science and biosafety oversight! Thank you for your support!

https://t.co/fOK8eBJXml

[Sampson the Service Dog @sampson_dog]

📣 Scholarship Update — Spring 2026

Great news! The Sampson’s Legacy Foundation has extended the application deadline for our Spring 2026 Academic Scholarship 🎓🐾

This scholarship supports students with a disability pursuing higher education—because access, inclusion, and opportunity should never be limited.

If you—or a student you know—could benefit from academic or accommodation-related support, there’s still time to apply.

✨ Deadline extended to Feb 20th.
✨ Open to qualified students with a disability
✨ STEM and non-STEM fields welcome
👉 Apply now and help us spread the word.

Because education should be accessible to every capable mind.

Apply here: https://t.co/LU3bzoebYv

[Dr. Diane L. Peters @ProfessorDiane]

@sampson_dog @500womensci Also featured in @ASEE_DC Prism magazine Winter issue! One of two books highlighted this issue in the On My Shelf column.

[Sampson the Service Dog @sampson_dog]

SPRING SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY!!! Please share!

Applications for the Sampsons Legacy Foundation 2026 Spring Scholarships are now open! These scholarships are for all students who have an identified disability.

Scholarship applications will close on January 31, 2026 at 11:59pm.

https://t.co/LU3bzodE8X

[Sampson the Service Dog @sampson_dog]

SPRING 2026 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION OPENS IN 6 DAYS!

January 1, 2026 we will be opening the applications for the Sampsons Legacy Foundation Scholarship Awards.
Mark your calendar!

To continue providing $1000's of dollars a year in academic scholarships to outstanding students with disabilities - we need your help!

Please give the gift of an education, or financial aid to students who are in need. We can continue to make this happen with YOUR generosity!

We will be highlighting some of our previous award recipients over the coming weeks!

Your donations make a difference in our future! Thank you all! To make a donation: https://t.co/DcCMu8wWu3

[Dr. Diane L. Peters @ProfessorDiane]

@servicerotties @socojennedwards Thanks for the detailed answer! That explains the challenges really well. I can see why you've chosen the leaf blower.

[Dr. Diane L. Peters @ProfessorDiane]

@sampson_dog I have a colleague who is a lab technician (and a very good one!) who has a service dog. I'll fight anyone who says she doesn't belong in the lab.

[Dr. Diane L. Peters @ProfessorDiane]

@StrandedAssoci1 To really get the full torture experience, he needs to mumble too. And maybe stumble over a few words here and there. Either very very very slow, or so fast no one could follow. And throw in a bunch of "ums" and "uhs" and other verbal filler.

[Dr. Diane L. Peters @ProfessorDiane]

@sampson_dog @citiprogram Do you know when the course will be deployed?

[Dr. Diane L. Peters @ProfessorDiane]

@sampson_dog I've also submitted it for highlighting by the American Society of Engineering in their magazine - the society had asked for book suggestions in a recent email to the membership. Hopefully it'll appear in an upcoming issue!

[Dr. Diane L. Peters @ProfessorDiane]

@sampson_dog Just finished reading it (for the first time, I'm sure I'll re-read it later). It's really good, and there are so many parts that are so moving - I actually cried a few times. Highly recommended!

[Dr. Diane L. Peters @ProfessorDiane]

@sampson_dog My copy just arrived! Perfect timing for the upcoming holiday weekend.

[Sampson the Service Dog @sampson_dog]

WE NEED YOUR HELP! When Mom was in college as a disabled person, recovering from a brain injury, and struggling with a broken body, she found it exceedingly difficult to earn scholarships. Many people with disabilities, who need the financial support, struggle in this area. This is just ONE reason we have developed the Sampsons Legacy Foundation (see link below).

Disability may prevent students from accessing financial aid for college and graduate school, because of reduced course loads, extended number of semesters before the completion of a degree, difficulty with test taking and scholarship essay writing, an inability to participate in college work-study programs due to the nature of a disability, and discrimination against graduate school assistants with disabilities. Mom has been there and KNOWS how hard this process is. She never wants that for anyone else!

Our goal has always been to support people with disabilities in education and into the workforce. You can help us help them!

We are not asking for financial support for vacations, cars, houses, luxuries, or even a salary for ourselves or Board members! All proceeds go DIRECTLY to helping those in need, with one scholarship designated specifically for service dog handlers in science!

You can make the difference by donating to our mission.

The scholarship program for the fall has launched. If you would like to be a part of donating to this effort, please visit our website https://t.co/QlhRZL7BGX & click on the donate link OR contribute via our GoFundMe site https://t.co/1hHXk7Hz0O to add to our non-profit!

Thank you!

[Dr. Diane L. Peters @ProfessorDiane]

Happy to share that I've been promoted from Associate Professor to Professor (aka "full Professor")!

[Dr. Diane L. Peters @ProfessorDiane]

The @KetteringU Commencement is done! Another great group of students walked across the stage at Atwood and we're now all clearing out.

[Dr. Diane L. Peters @ProfessorDiane]

Our @KetteringU @BulldogBolt team is out on the track for the first of our 2 scored runs.